A
British institution and a number of former members of the Mojahedin-e khalq
organization held a press conference in London to reveal its activities and
called it a terrorist organization with inhumane internal relations.

Leeds-based Iran-Interlink institution was the main
organizer of this event.

A few days ago, Iran-Interlink published a statement calling MKO leader the
criminal ally of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and asked for his
trial beside Saddam.

Baroness Emma Nicholson, member of European Parliament and member of House
of Lords in UK supported the conference; her representative was in the
conference.

Alain Chevalerias, French journalist and the author of “Burned Alive” as
well as Anne Singleton, former member of the MKO and the author of “Saddam’s
Private Army” and a number of other former members gave speech to the
audience.

First, a documentary film on MKO-Saddam cooperation was shown. The film
showed MKO’s involvement in suppressing Iraqi Kurds and their role as a
private army for Saddam Hussein.

According to this documentary film, between 1991 and 2003 (the fall of
Saddam), former dictator trusted the MKO rather than his own forces.

According to this film, Iraqi Kurds made no difference between Saddam regime
and the MKO and Mojahedin were not allowed to commute in Kurdish regions
without escort or weapons; this was because the Kurds hated the MKO.

Alain Chevalerias, French journalist and the member of institution “Research
on Terrorism after 9/11”, was the first who spoke to the audience. His book
“Burned Alive” in French is now being translated to Farsi and English.

“As a journalist, I decided to write this book in June 2002 when Maryam
Rajavi was arrested and I saw the outcomes of that,” he said.

“At that time, a number of MKO supporters set themselves on fire and I asked
myself about this organization. What’s this organization that orders its
members to kill themselves only because someone has been arrested?”

“Across Europe, Iraq and Iran, I have interviewed current and former members
and supporters of the MKO as well as the group’s victims and I got that this
is a religious cult not a political group,” he added.

“Is the MKO a terrorist organization? The answer is simple. A group that
uses weapon to get to its goals and considers it a right to kill civilian
people is a terrorist group and any such activity in the world is
terrorism.”

“Is it possible to use this terrorist group against undesirable regimes? Can
they be trusted? This is what a part of US administration is doing, is it
right?” Chevalerias asked. He replied himself as follows: “If we accept that
terrorist groups like the MKO can be used against Islamic Republic, we have
indeed authorized the Iranian regime to use terrorists against Western
governments to reach their goals.”

“I knew many of Bin Laden’s supporters and relatives. The way they were
brainwashed for suicide operations and the way they thought were very
similar to those of the MKO. MKO members in Iraq were not allowed to learn
Arabic language because they were not allowed to be in touch with Iraqis.
They couldn’t see any TV programs except their own programs because
receiving information from sources outside the MKO disrupts the process of
brainwashing. There is no freedom of thought in this group. All the orders
come from higher ranks and lower ranks have to obey.”

Quoting International Red Cross officials, he said: “Most of MKO members
would leave the group if psychological, military and family-related
pressures on them [by the group] are lifted.”

“The example of MKO deception, to show the depth of MKO influence among MKO
leaders, is reflected to this organizations news reports in which they
claimed that Maryam Rajavi went to French Senate by the invitation of the
head of Senate. The fact was that she could go to a senate public meeting
without any official invitation. At a time, she stood beside the head of
senate and group’s photographer took a photo of this scene. Then, they
claimed that Maryam had been invited by the head of Senate.”

Anne Singleton, former member of the MKO and the author of “Saddam’s Private
Army” also spoke to the audience.

“For ten years, I was supporter of the MKO and for ten more years, I was
official member of this group. It is not a political or military group, but
a religious personal cult,” she said.

“I sold my house and my car for this organization and gave them my money. I
was a computer programmer and I quit my job for this group and joined them.”

“I’m neither a political expert nor a university researcher. I’m only one of
the victims of this organization and I like to give my experiences to
others,” she added.

“I was harassed by the group and I was under pressure but in comparison with
those who were tortured and killed in Abu Ghraib and other prisons, I was
really lucky.”

According to Singleton, Mojahedin is a threat to the West because as a hated
cult, it has no place in the future of Iran and Western countries that have
given shelter to its members should be careful.

“They claim to be democratic, but no one can enter this group by his own
will. This is the group that should choose and recruit its members.”

“Is it a democratic organization when it encourages its members to set
themselves on fire in the streets of London and Paris?”

Singleton said: “Mojahedin try to appear different under the title of
“National Council of Resistance” while everyone know that this council is
only a cover for the activities of the MKO. I’m glad that unlike European
countries, the US has designated both the MKO and NCRI.”

“This organization never condemned Saddam and his regime and now it’s
waiting to spread its terrorist activities to all over the world in the case
of facing expulsion from Iraq. The Western government should not play with
MKO card in their struggle against Iran,” she said.

In the even, another film that was taken by hidden camera was shown.

The film shows Abbas Davari, one of MKO leaders, giving intelligence to
Iraqi officers on how to attack Khuzestan province.

The film also features MKO members receiving dollars and Dinars from Iraqi
officials. The organizers said that they had received the film from Iraqi
kurds.

Karim Haghi, one of former MKO commanders living in Europe, talked about his
imprisonment experience in the MKO.

“MKO had ties with Saddam against Iran. Now, it wants to have the same
relations with George W. Bush and the US,” Haghi Said.

“Bin Laden is more honest than Massoud Rajavi because he expresses what he
wants, but Rajavi doesn’t dare to say his ideas. He always lies to get to
his ambitions.”

“I devoted myself to this organization since I was 16 but I saw nothing from
the group, except crime and betrayal,” he added.

He also said that during the conference around 10 members of the MKO
gathered outside the hotel and threatened the participants but the police
stopped them. Three of them had entered the room and tried to disrupt the
program.

20 journalists, photographers and reporters took part in the conference.